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Something Curious Happens

Posted on November 18, 2025 by Stace Dumoski
a pen resting on a handwritten journal page

When I draft a chapter by hand, something magical happens. It doesn’t matter if I am writing a piece of

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Writing Lessons creativity, fountain pens, handwriting, journals, magic in the real world, resistance, writers block, writing craft, writing help, writing tips Leave a comment

All the Ways I am Magical

Posted on November 11, 2025 by Stace Dumoski
green and pink tinted photo of tree lined path with white fence

  My magic lies in my ability to transform letters into words, words into sentences, sentences into scenes, scenes into

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Find the Magic magic, magic in the real world, personal reflection Leave a comment

A Miscellany of Magical Inspiration

Posted on October 31, 2025 by Stace Dumoski
forest of distraction text

Like most Substack authors, I started with big ideas of what I hoped to accomplish with my newsletter — insightful

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Find the Magic Fantasy Aesthetic, listicles, magic in the real world Leave a comment

10 Meaningful Quotes from Fantasy Novels

Posted on October 27, 2025 by Stace Dumoski

  I collect quotes from fiction like pieces of broken jewelry, except instead of stashing them in the vanity drawer,

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Fantasy Studies, Reading List Fantasy Literature, fantasy quotes, quotes, Why I Love Fantasy, Why Read Fantasy Leave a comment

Three Things To Do When You Finish Writing your First Draft

Posted on October 7, 2025 by Stace Dumoski
piece of paper with a fountain pen

You’ve done it! You’ve made it from “Once upon a time…” to “The End” with a path of 80,00 or

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Writing Lessons editing, novel editing, novel revision, revision, writing craft, writing help, writing tips Leave a comment

Floribunda

Posted on October 3, 2025 by Stace Dumoski
purple flower

Flowers are great. I have probably taken more photos of flowers than just about anything except my cats. Including my

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Find the Magic flowers, photography Leave a comment

10 Favorite Quotes from 10 Favorite Books About Writing

Posted on September 12, 2025 by Stace Dumoski
stack of writing books on a shelf

One thing about moving house is that it gives you the opportunity to refamiliarize yourself with all your stuff. When

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Reading List, Writing Lessons books, quotes, writing craft, writing help, writing tips Leave a comment

Romancing the Words

Posted on September 3, 2025 by Stace Dumoski
woman holding a notebook and pen

Lately, I feel like my relationship is missing something. Oh, we get along most of the time. We manage to

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Writing Lessons motivation, personal reflection, writers block, writing craft, writing help, writing tips Leave a comment

Terra Firma

Posted on July 4, 2025 by Stace Dumoski
greenest hills

When I decided that “landscapes” would be the next category of photos from my no-longer-extant Instagram account that I would

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Find the Magic Artifacts, creativity, landscape photography, magic in the real world, nature, photography Leave a comment

The Magic of Fountain Pens

Posted on June 5, 2025 by Stace Dumoski
assortment of fountain pens and ink

I started using fountain pens just last year. It was a considered decision, largely motivated by my desire to stop

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Creative Living always be making something, art, crafts, creativity, fountain pens, handwriting Leave a comment
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Stace Dumoski

Fantasy Writer & Editor